> ormed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up Some of these elements are indeed needed but not all them at

> ormed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up Some of these elements are indeed needed but not all them at once. There is the flagrant example of Alsatians who chose in 17th century to integrate the kingdom of France despite speaking a Germanic dialect over a religious matter (they were Catholics and German speaking people Protestants).